A project about sexual assault awareness. Duct Tape over the mouth symbolizes the silence around sexual assault.
The Duct Tape Project
“A Love Story and Happy Ending”
Congratulations to this couple on their marriage! It was an adorable superhero wedding. Wishing you all the happiness in the world!
Superhero enagagement photo credit goes to Sara Cohn of Cohn Photography
Original post here: A Love Story
6/5/12
Due to some of the reblogs on my photo “Men and boys…”, I found out that Lil Wayne was raped when he was 11 by a 14 year old girl.
He shares this with Jimmy Kimmel when he is asked how he lost his virginity at 11 years old. They don’t acknowledge it much here. They LAUGH!
Jimmy Kimmel does acknowledge it a bit, but then makes a joke again. This is why these Duct Tape pictures are important. People LAUGHED! It’s because he’s a guy, and he was raped by a girl. They automatically think of him as a stud, etc. They don’t think of it as rape. You can clearly see that Lil Wayne does, and he admits that it had a negative impact on him. HELLO, PEOPLE! DON’T LAUGH!
(This is The Duct Tape Project picture referenced: http://theducttapeproject.tumblr.com/post/22234922866/the-duct-tape-project-men-and-boys-can-be#notes)
Thank you to one of my followers for bringing this up.
My father once woke up with some chick riding him at a party. His friend thought it’d be funny to let her into his room.
He got very upset and was close to calling the police, but his friends and peers got very tense, upset, and even hostile towards him for it. They didn’t see the problem. There was no perceived problem.
Women rape men, and not even in small numbers. It happens, and it slides.
Thank you to ramblingbrain for sharing that. ^ Everyone, please look above at yet another example of rape culture at its finest when a man is assaulted by a woman.
this world and the societies and cultures we create within it have many things left to grow and develop into. something we could all do more with is viewing every situation with a sense of compassion and understanding for HUMANS, not men, not women, but HUMANS. we are all humans, we all have nerve endings, sensitive magnificent brains. we can all be hurt. we can all bleed. we can all be violated. we can all be invaded, emotionally and physically. our cultures highlight differences to show the boundaries of our understandings, but someday and hopefully soon this will change. Men and Women are specific highlights, something to point out the differences of what we already understand about the confines and boundaries of gender. we are ALL human. this is knowledge, not opinion, and our world has no other choice but to inevitably embrace knowledge as reality. we are only human, and it will take time. thank you all for commenting on this and sharing and to who posted this. this is something Everyone should consider.
Also read this ^ Thank you, hungry-skin-vacant-meat for sharing that.
You can also check out their website, LivingWell.Org, and 1in6.Org, for more information about recovering from sexual abuse or being an ally for someone who is.
Also check out the page I reblogged this from, The Duct Tape Project. I’m really impressed with how she gives survivors, advocates, and allies a voice through photography, facts, and stories of recovery.
Excellent resources! And thanks for the shout-out! =)
The Duct Tape Project
“Survivor”
Thanks for the submission! <3
The Duct Tape Project
“It’s okay to feel angry, hurt, sad, or confused. The emotions don’t make you less of a man. You’re not alone, and help is available.”
The Duct Tape Project
“Just because someone assaults children, doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re attracted to children. Children are more easily overpowered.”
The Duct Tape Project
“A negative reaction a victim may receive from telling, may be more emotionally harmful than the assault. Be supportive!”
You can send me a picture via theducttapeprojectemail@gmail.com
Or, if we know each other, you can speak with me to set up a time to meet me to take your picture.
Email works either way though. Just be sure to read the guidelines about taking the picture. Thanks for your interest! =)
The Duct Tape Project
“You may have to tell more than 1 person to find the support that you need and deserve. Don’t give up! Keep talking!”
The Duct Tape Project
Survivor: ”It doesn’t have to be rape to be abuse. It doesn’t have to be penetration to be violent. It doesn’t matter how it happened, or with whom, or what, or why. All that matters is how it made you feel.”
